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[ luhv-uh-buhl ] / ˈlʌv ə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lovable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing. Origin of lovableFirst recorded in 1300–50, lovable is from the Middle English word lovable, lufabille. See love, -able SYNONYMS FOR lovabledear, tender, warm, affectionate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR lovable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM lovablelov·a·bil·i·ty, lov·a·ble·ness, nounlov·a·bly, adverbun·lov·a·ble, adjectiveun·lov·a·ble·ness, noun un·lov·a·bly, adverb Words nearby lovableLouvertie, L'Ouverture, louvre, louvred, Louÿs, lovable, lovage, lovastatin, lovat, love, loveable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lovableWhat they found was that most people preferred to work with the lovable fool rather than the competent jerk. The Case Against In-Your-Face Atheism|Steve Neumann|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST “Adelie penguins are the most lovable, rollicking, comical kind,” the story read. Lovable ‘Madagascar’ Penguins Are Known to Rape and Torture in Real Life|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST “It paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys,” she said. It’s Time to Stop Hating Katherine Heigl|Kevin Fallon|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST “We are aware that this is not exactly the most lovable of guys,” said one Cuomo aide. Andrew Cuomo Can't Ignore It Now: He's Weak Even at Home|David Freedlander|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do you even remember working with Brad Pitt on that movie, as the lovable stoner, Floyd? Patricia Arquette Uncut: Drunken Mischief with Johnny Depp, ‘True Romance’ Crush, and ‘Boyhood’|Marlow Stern|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was a face most lovable; so gentle and peaceful in its character. My Novel, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton I thought there were happy spirits hovering round the lifeless form of him who was so lovable in life and lovely in death. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army|S. Emma E. Edmonds There is nothing pretty or lovable about his art; it is a wild art. The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther He had often heard Rose Maynard speak of her aunt Martha, who was evidently not a lovable person. At the window sat Anneli, fair and lovable as ever, but her countenance bore traces of gentle melancholy.
British Dictionary definitions for lovable
adjectiveattracting or deserving affection Derived forms of lovablelovability, loveability, lovableness or loveableness, nounlovably or loveably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lovablegenial, amiable, fascinating, sweet, appealing, charming, engaging, delightful, cuddly, adorable, agreeable, alluring, angelic, attractive, desirable, enchanting, entrancing, fetching, friendly, lovely |